Foot arch support



Sept. 4, 1934. P. G. H. HINDER 1,972,776

FOOT ARCH SUPPORT Filed Jan. 4. 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 P 1934- P. G. H. HINDER 1,972,776

F 0OT ARCH SUPPORT Filed Jan. 4, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 W @9 4. W V M Patented Sept. 4, 1934 a 1 972 77 FOOT ARCH SUPPORT Percival George'Hamlyn Hinder, London,

England Application January 4, 1930, Serial No. 418,589 In- Great Britain; January 7, 1929 Claims. (CI. 3671) This invention relates to foot arch supports slots b1 and b2, located to-register with the studs 7 the underside of which is so hollowed that at cl and 02 respectively, and so shaped that its some part or parts a relatively narrow edge is edge b3-"projects beyondtheedge al of the arch presented to the inner sole of foot-wear with support plate. The edge D3 of the protecting 5 which the supports are used. pa'dis suitably skived.

It has heretofore been proposed to provide a" The protecting pad b is similarly shaped on protective device, such as a bearing plate or each' side of the line joining the studs cl and covering of metal, leather or other material, to 02, so that when one'e'dge is worn the pad may prevent or reduce chafing and wear of" the inbe removed; turned round in its own plane and 10 ner sole of foot-wear to which the arch supports replaced so that the slot 121 registers with the are applied. stud c2 and the slot 172 with the stud 01. A fresh The protective devices hitherto proposed have protecting surface is thus presented to the edge either been permanently attached to the underof the plate a. side of the foot arch support by rivets or similar In a foot-arch support of the type shown in 15 means or they have been formed in a pocket Figure 4 the greatest breadth of the plate a is shape into which the end of the support was invery near the front edge and if a reversible pad serted. of the shape shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3 were used The object of the present invention is to proit would project far beyond the sides of the plate. vide a protective device for the above mentioned In this case an alternative wearing surface for 20 purpose and means for attaching it to the footthe edge of the plate a is provided by forming the arch support, which shall be simple to manufacpad I) with a second pair of slots b4 and b5, immeture and shall overcome the disadvantages of the diately in rear of the slots b1 and b2. A fresh above mentioned types by being readily removbearing surface for the plate may thus be proable from the foot-arch support without adding vided by moving the pad 1) forward, so that the 25 unduly to the thickness of the support. studs 01 and c2 register with the slots be and b5.

Some of the forms which the invention may In cases where support for the transverse metatake are illustrated in the accompanying drawtarsal arch is required the form of foot-arch supings in which port shown in Figures 5 and 6 may be used. A

Figure l is an underside plan View of one form strip of leather or other suitable material at, over- 39 of foot-arch support. lying the plate a, is attached by its front edge d3 Figure 2 is a section on the line A-A of to the front edge b3 of the protecting pad 2;. The Figure rear portion of the strip d is split to form flaps Figure 3 is a side elevation of the foot-arch d1 and d2 and a pad e of horse hair, rubber, felt support shown in Figure 1, or other suitable material inserted between the 35 Figure 4 is an underside plan View of another flaps. The rear edges of the flaps d1 and d2 form of foot-arch support, are skived on their inner and outer surfaces to Figure 5 is a longitudinal section through a make a smooth joint with the upper surface of further form of foot-arch support, the plate a. Alternatively a pocket for the pad c Figure 6 is a plan View of the foot-arch supmay be formed by stitching to the underside of 40 port shown in Figure 5, the overlying strip a further layer of fabric or Figure '7 is an underside plan view of a footother material. Additional clips 11 and f2 are arch support provided with a leather covering, provided to keep the overlying pad fiat on the Figure 8 is an enlarged perspective View of one plate a.

of the attaching studs. In the type of foot-arch support shown in Fig- 45 Figure 9 is a similar View of one of the hooks ure '7, in which the plate a has attached to its which may replace the attaching studs. upper side by rivets hl, 7L2, and 7L3, a leather or In the form of the invention illustrated in like covering 9, the pad I) may be attached tothe Figures 1, 2 and 3, two studs 01 and 02 (see plate by a metal clip 7'2 placed over the shank of Figure 8) are provided rigidly fixed to the underthe rivet 712 before the rivet is set down. A sec 50 side of the metal or like plate a of the foot-arch and similar clip 73 is attached to the plate by a pp Heal t edge (11, Which it is desired to rivet h3. The clips 12 and 7'3 co-operate with slots prevent from bearing on the inner sole of the k2 and 703 out in the pad b. foot-wear. These studs provide anchorage for By making the slots in the protecting pad wider a protective device I) of leather, fibre, flexible than the clips or studs on the plate a sliding mometal or other suitable material provided with tion between the plate and the protector takes place during wear, which adds to the life of the protector as the edge of the plate, instead of bedding itself into the protecting pad, creates a hard polished surface on the pad.

It has been found of advantage to compress the substance of that part of the protector which slides beneath the head of the studs or clips. This enables the height of the studs or the like to be reduced so that they avoid contact with the inner sole of foot-wear in which the foot-arch supports are used.

The studs may be replaced by hooks 03 (see Figure 9) which co-operate with indentations on the edge of the protecting pad. .7

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: p

1. A foot arch support comprising-a plate, a protecting pad underlying the forward edge thereof, and means for removably securing said pad to the underside of said plate in any one of a plurality of positions in each of which a different part of the pad is presented to the forward edge of the plate, said means being such that a worn pad may readily be replaced by the user.

operate with the headed studs to removably secure the pad to the plate.

3. A foot arch support comprising a metal plate, headed studs secured to the underside of the said plate close to the forward edge thereof, a protecting pad underlying the forward edge of the plate, and slots in the edges of the pad adapted to cooperate with the headed studs to removably secure the pad to the plate in any one of a plurality of positions in each of which a different part of the pad is presented to the forward edge of the plate.

4. Afoot' arch support comprisinga plate,a protecting pad underlying the forward edge thereof, a strip of material secured to said pad and overlying said plate, a support for the transverse metatarsal arch carried by said strip of material, and means on the underside of said plate and cooperating means on said pad for removably securing said pad to the underside of said plate, said means being such that a worn pad may readily be replaced by the user.

5. A foot arch supporting plate, a flexible pad PERCIV AL GEORGE HAMLYN HINDER. 

